Indigo-capped Hummingbird
Indigo-capped Hummingbird (<em>Saucerottia cyanifrons</em>) is a species of Hummingbirds (<em>Trochilidae</em>) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.
Overview
Indigo-capped Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanifrons) is a species of Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Saucerottia; binomial: Saucerottia cyanifrons; authority: (Bourcier, 1843).
Distribution
Breeding range: South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Treated as monotypic. Extinct alfaroana, known only from the type, and often treated as a subspecies, or a full species (Kirwan & Collar 2016) is treated as a dubious taxon by NACC (2002, 2020).
